Total bridges
114
Public highway bridges in Brewster County
County profile · official public datasets
Brewster County, TX
114 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 41.2% rated Good, 58.8% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 114
- Public bridges
- 41.2%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Brewster County pairs a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 9%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 114
- public highway bridges
- 1957
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Brewster County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Brewster County ranks #23 of 247 Texas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Brewster County, Texas contains 114 public highway bridges. Roughly 41.2% are rated “Good,” 58.8% “Fair,” and 0% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
41.2%
47 of 114 rated 7-9
Fair condition
58.8%
67 of 114 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 114 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#23 of 247
Among Texas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 114 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 41.2% (47)
Fair 58.8% (67)
Poor 0% (0)
78.9% of Brewster County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
90 of the 114 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 41.2% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Brewster County's bridges were built
114 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
33 bridges
- 1940s 13
1940–1949
13 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
28 bridges
- 1960s 13
1960–1969
13 bridges
- 1970s 5
1970–1979
5 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
14 bridges
- 1990s 3
1990–1999
3 bridges
- 2000s 4
2000–2009
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 33 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 28.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1957, 23 years older than the Texas average of 1980.
How Brewster County compares with Texas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Texas counties nearest Brewster County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1957 against a peer-group mean of 1966 is 9 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 246 Texas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCulloch County | 118 | 46.6% | 53.4% | 0% | 1958 |
| Hall County | 117 | 35% | 62.4% | 2.6% | 1969 |
| Stephens County | 115 | 39.1% | 60% | 0.9% | 1962 |
| Brewster County (this page) | 114 | 41.2% | 58.8% | 0% | 1957 |
| Val Verde County | 113 | 52.2% | 47.8% | 0% | 1966 |
| Kendall County | 112 | 55.4% | 44.6% | 0% | 1975 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Brewster County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Brewster County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside TX (114 bridges here).
- Calhoun County, AR · 114 bridges
- Schuyler County, IL · 114 bridges
- Brown County, IN · 114 bridges
- Morgan County, KY · 114 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside TX (1957 here).
- Essex County, MA · avg 1957 · 395 bridges
- Labette County, KS · avg 1957 · 349 bridges
- Greenwood County, KS · avg 1957 · 235 bridges
- Greer County, OK · avg 1957 · 230 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (47)
US 67/90
GoodOver: PAISANO CREEK
9.5 MI W OF FM 1703, Brewster, TX
Built 1965 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,653
US 67/90
GoodOver: DERIO CREEK
7.3 MI W OF FM 1703, Brewster, TX
Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,791
US 67/90
GoodOver: DRAW
0.05 MI E OF FM 1703, Brewster, TX
Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,466
US 67/90
GoodOver: DRAW
3.6 MI E OF SH 118, Brewster, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,757
US 67/90
GoodOver: DRAW
4.6 MI E OF SH 118, Brewster, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,757
US 90
GoodOver: DRAW
11.8 MI W OF US 385 S, Brewster, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 530
US 90
GoodOver: DRAW
10.0 MI W OF US 385 S, Brewster, TX
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 530
US 90
GoodOver: DRAW
9.50 MI W OF US 385 S, Brewster, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 530
US 90
GoodOver: DRAW
0.8 MI W OF US 385 S, Brewster, TX
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 530
US 90
GoodOver: DAGGER DRAW
13.7 MI E OF US 385 N, Brewster, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 308
US 90
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
16.8 MI E OF US 385 N, Brewster, TX
Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 308
US 90
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
27.8 MI E OF US 385 N, Brewster, TX
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 308
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
1.2 MI N OF JCT US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
1.50 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: EMERSON DRAW
3.30 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
3.9 MI N OF JCT US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
4.10 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
8.80 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
9.90 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
10.6 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
10.8 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
12.7 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
13.8 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
14.8 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,507
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
17.8 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,487
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
19.1 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,487
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
19.5 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,487
SH 118
GoodOver: DRAW
7.90 MI N OF US 67/90 WB, Brewster, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,228
SH 118
GoodOver: DRAW
5.25 MI N OF US 67/90 WB, Brewster, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,228
SH 118
GoodOver: DRAW
2.90 MI N OF US 67/90 WB, Brewster, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,395
SH 118
GoodOver: DRAW
2.70 MI N OF US 67/90 WB, Brewster, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,395
SH 118
GoodOver: DRAW
2.00 MI N OF US 67/90 WB, Brewster, TX
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,395
SH 118
GoodOver: MOSS CREEK
1.55 MI S OF US 67/90, Brewster, TX
Built 1979 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,046
US 385
GoodOver: BEN WEST DRAW
33.9 MI S OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 177
FM 1703
GoodOver: TORONTO CREEK
1.9 MI NW OF US 67/90, Brewster, TX
Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
US 67
GoodOver: DRAW
14.45 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1937 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,507
US 90
GoodOver: ROBERTS DRAW
8.2 MI E OF US 385 N, Brewster, TX
Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 292
FM 2627
GoodOver: NINE POINT DRAW
4.6 MI SE OF US 385, Brewster, TX
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
US 385
GoodOver: REYNOLDS CREEK
16.4 MI S OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1947 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 177
US 90
GoodOver: PENA COLORADO CREEK
1.20 MI W OF US 385 S, Brewster, TX
Built 1959 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 530
US 67
GoodOver: ANTELOPE DRAW
9.6 MI N OF US 90, Brewster, TX
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,507
SH 118
GoodOver: CALAMITY CREEK
21.0 MI S OF US 67/90, Brewster, TX
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,520
SH 118
GoodOver: SHEEP CREEK
27.6 MI S OF US 67/90, Brewster, TX
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,520
SH 118
GoodOver: ROUGH RUN CREEK
1.05 MI S OF FM 170, Brewster, TX
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 365
FM 170
GoodOver: TROCHA DE AGUA
2.5 MI NE OF PRESIDIO C/L, Brewster, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 258
FM 170
GoodOver: COMANCHE CREEK
4.9 MI NE OF PRESIDIO C/L, Brewster, TX
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 258
AVENUE I
GoodOver: MOSS CREEK
0.558 MI. E JCT OF SH 118, Brewster, TX
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 355
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